Summary
The Kratt Brothers use elephant creature power suits to join an African elephant herd and experience life from the inside — learning how a matriarch leads the group, how elephants communicate with deep rumbles humans can't hear, and why a tight-knit herd protects every member, especially the calves.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Elephants are one of the most social animals on Earth — the herd is their survival strategy.
- Who leads an elephant herd? What does the leader know that the others rely on?
- How do elephants communicate with each other? Why is it helpful that some of their calls are too low for humans to hear?
- What advantages does a baby elephant get from being born into a herd instead of being raised alone?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: herd, matriarch, infrasound, social, calf.
Try it: Think of a human group (family, sports team, class). List two ways that being in a group helps each member survive or succeed.